Status:
UNKNOWN
Study on the Incidence of Delirium in a Respiratory Weaning Centre
Lead Sponsor:
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Conditions:
Delirium
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Brief Summary
Delirium is rather common among patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU), while little is known about its incidence in ventilator-dependent patients transferred to a Weaning Center (WC), once in a phase...
Detailed Description
Delirium has been defined, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), as a disturbance of consciousness characterized by an acute onset and fluctuating course. Th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients admitted in the respiratory weaning centre
Exclusion
- Patients in deep coma
- Deceased or transferred to another ward within 72 hours of admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00611377
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
February 8 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Department of respiratory medicine and intensive care unit
Pavia, PV, Italy, 27100